What’s the Problem with the Cosmological Constant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10707166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mike D Schneider (0000-0002-3303-3664, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/706076 |
| OpenAlex | W2945389520 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 22 |
The “Cosmological Constant Problem” (CCP) is widely considered a crisis in contemporary theoretical physics. Unfortunately, the search for its resolution is hampered by open disagreement about what is, strictly, the problem. This disagreement stems from the observation that the CCP is not a problem within any of our current theories, and nearly all of the details of those future theories for which the CCP could be made a problem are up for grabs. Given this state of affairs, I discuss how one ought to make sense of the role of the CCP in physics and generalize some lessons from it
Algorithm · Astrophysics · Constant (computer programming) · Cosmological constant · Cosmological constant problem · Cosmology · Dark energy · Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Physics · State (computer science) · Theoretical physics · Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics · Computer Science · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Mathematics · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |